A digital oscilloscope finds its vast use among engineering students and circuit enthusiasts. It is known to be one of the best and most able device to capture, analyze and study the salient features of electrical signals. Digital oscilloscopes also finds its use in motor vehicle testing, telecom engineering, vehicle ignition systems, and also medical […]
Oscilloscope An oscilloscope is a device that is used to measure time based varying signals and also to calibrate equipments to bring their standard value. Certain faults in electronic circuits can be identified and corrected with the help of oscilloscopes. Nowadays, many types of oscilloscopes are available in the market today. Since each type has
Programming ARM MCUs – What is Different? There are very, very few engineers or electronics enthusiasts who started programming with ARM microcontrollers right away. Most come to ARM looking for higher processing capabilities, with a background in simple 8-bit MCUs. In the previous article on How to Setup and Install the Development Environment for ARM
LED matrix displays can be used to display almost anything. Most modern LED sign boards uses various types of matrix boards with controllers. In this tutorial we are going to interface a single color 8×8 LED matrix with Arduino and display a few characters in it. 8×8 matrix consists of 64 dots or pixels. There
Wireless motion sensor alarms are commonly used in homes or office premises as a security protection device. As the name suggests, an alarm is set to turn on, when the device detects the presence of someone (human or animal) in the range of the device, when they shouldn’t be. The movement or motion of the
There are many who are trying to advance in the field of microcontrollers, and the best way to do this is by understanding the basics of PIC (Programmable Interface Controller). This microcontroller is known for its wide application in modern electronics. Especially, when such a microcontroller is known to integrate all types of advanced interfacing
It was in the year 2005 that the first ever Arduino board was born in the classrooms of the Interactive Design Institute in Ivrea, Italy. Well, if you are not very familiar with the term, an Arduino is an Open Source microcontroller based development board  that has opened the doors of electronics to a number
Arduino has now become a strong platform for creating and developing various open-source hobbyist electronic projects. Its relative ease of use, versatility, and the unbeatable price have all made Arduino into the prototyping board of choice for many home-brew electronic enthusiasts worldwide. In this article, we review 4 of the best arduino project books available
In this article, we provide you review of 3 popular books that can provide you good knowledge in Arduino platform. These books give all the basics needed in electronics as well as programming. Simple as well as complicated projects are also provided with detailed explanation and codes so that the reader can get some application
Power electronics is the most classified field in electronics where the switching process in power supplies, power converters, inverters, and motor drivers are carried out. A wide application of different electronic components like Diodes, Transistors, MOSFET’s, Thyristors, SCR, GTO, and many more are used. CircuitsToday has provided a lot of valuable contents to get a
From laptops to mobiles and cars to kitchen appliances, human efforts have been significantly reduced by the introduction of digital devices. As a student, it is essential for all of us to know the basics of digital electronics. CircuitsToday has provided a list of 4 very good books in this subject. It is being used
Popularly called the “idiot box,†the television has become a vital part of our lives. Can you remember the days when there wasn’t a television set at your home? But, when and how was the television invented? Who was the brain behind this magnificent invention? Well, the history of invention of the television can be
Without the application of barcodes, sales at stores would have been a very tedious process. The bar codes help a lot in effectively keeping an eye over the sold out items in a store. The brain behind the invention of barcodes should certainly be a ‘business’ mind. Well let us have a peep into the
The wonderful invention of the telephone is the result of work done by a number of individuals, the history of which involves a collection of claims and counterclaims. The ultimate development of the modern electrical telephone involved a range of lawsuits founded upon the patent claims of quite a few individuals and a lot of
No one can certainly imagine any electronic device without the presence of transistors. In that case, what was the idea behind the invention of transistors? Who were the people behind its invention and advancements? What was the real purpose behind the invention of field effect transistors? And how did it emerge? What are the current
Mobile phone, the most common gadget in the present era, is considered as the greatest gift to the mankind. Can you ever imagine life without this device? No wonder the mobile phone has become an indispensable part of our lives. Of course, the origin of this gadget is as interesting as its use. Starting from
When people go to a doctor for some pain or abnormality, the very first word the medical practitioner utters is ‘It is better to take an X-ray scan, because only then I can come to know the exact problem.†Well, have you ever wondered what X-rays are and who was the great mind behind this?
Without energy, would anything exist in the world? Living organisms like you and me and the flora and the fauna require some form of energy to survive. A bike, car, motor, television, everything requires some energy to start up, accelerate and even to stop. Thus, form of energy required for the survival or for the
There are people who always want to learn more on what they use and what they employ in day to day life. If you are into such a pool of people, then here is a perfect write up that will make sense over the story behind the invention of fiber optics. The article is centered
Electromagnetism Once, a naughty child took a little chalk to his teacher. He asked what it was made of. The teacher answered that it was made of atoms. Then, the teacher continued that the atoms were made of electrons, protons and neutrons. The child interrupted and questioned if the chalk is really made of atoms
Invention of Electrocardiography (ECG) Have you ever wondered about how medical tools and equipments were designed? Ever raised a question if they were designed by a physician himself or a mechanical scholar? If yes, here is an interesting article that will fit your inquisitive nature. Hope you would have come across this device, the most
Before touching the main topic of the invention history of the phototransistors, it is important to have a basic understanding on what phototransistors and photodiodes are. In simple words, a phototransistor is a transistor operated by light rather than electric current. In brief, a phototransistor is a bipolar transistor enclosed in a transparent case so
Microprocessor – Invention History A simple integrated circuit that carries the central processing unit of a computer is the Microprocessor. Are you not fascinated to know what the history behind the invention of this tool is? If yes, this write up will help you know completely about how it was designed and the brains behind
The history and development of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is rather complex. The story of the LCD had an unusual beginning by an Austrian botanist in the 19th century. Though the LCD made a different and unstable start, its development proceeded from early successes like the pocket calculator to the key milestone of a
Invention History of C Programming Language There would be no surprise in saying that the C language literally shook the computer world? The impact of C cannot be underestimated because it completely changed the perspective with which programming was approached. The birth of the C language was a direct result of the need for a
